,,,,,,-=:% %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- TRAIN DREAM -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= ######,,,,-=--,,##################### =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: ::: :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% = %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ = §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ §§%:=-,,,,
,,,-=:%§§@ (SITUATION) @§§%:=-,,,
,,-=:%§§@# #@§§%:=-,,
,-=:%§§@## YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ##@§§%:=-,
,,-=:%§§@# CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. #@§§%:=-,,
,,,-=:%§§@ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @§§%:=-,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN §§%:=-,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= THEY ARE. =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ = §§%:=-,,,,
,,,-=:%§§@ ,,%,, @§§%:=-,,,
,,-=:%§§@# = #@§§%:=-,,
,-=:%§§@## ##@§§%:=-,
,,-=:%§§@# (SITUATION) #@§§%:=-,,
,,,-=:%§§@ @§§%:=-,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ YOURE AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON A §§%:=-,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, §§%:=-,,,,
,,,-=:%§§@ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH @§§%:=-,,,
,,-=:%§§@# SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE #@§§%:=-,,
,-=:%§§@## IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? ##@§§%:=-,
,,-=:%§§@# #@§§%:=-,,
,,,-=:%§§@ = @§§%:=-,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ --§-- §§%:=-,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ = §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: (SITUATION) :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- YOU'RE FINALLY ENTERING THE CITY. WHILE -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN §§%:=-,,,,
,,,-=:%§§@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @§§%:=-,,,
,,-=:%§§@# TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR #@§§%:=-,,
,-=:%§§@## THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ##@§§%:=-,
,,-=:%§§@# MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE #@§§%:=-,,
,,,-=:%§§@ NETWORK... @§§%:=-,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ §§%:=-,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= PITCH BLACK INSIDE. =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: :=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:% %:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:%§ §%:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:%§§ §§%:=-,,,,
,,,-=:%§§@ @§§%:=-,,,